1. Curriculum for Managing Infectious Diseases – Getting Started Curriculum for Managing Infectious Diseases in Early Education and Child Care Settings Getting Started

2. Curriculum for Managing Infectious Diseases – Getting Started Scavenger Hunt Exercise Find Scavenger Hunt card in the Participant’s Manual Introduce yourself to others in the room Find a person in the group who fits 1 of the descriptions in the boxes and get that person’s initials next to the description Just sign 1 box, even if you do more than 1 activity Let the instructor know when you have found all the items

3. Curriculum for Managing Infectious Diseases – Getting Started Review of Scavenger Hunt How do these activities relate to the spread of infectious diseases? Your thoughts?

4. Curriculum for Managing Infectious Diseases – Getting Started Session Plan Module structure Timeline Participation Parking lot for questions that can’t be answered immediately Housekeeping Complete the pre-assessment

5. Curriculum for Managing Infectious Diseases – Getting Started Objectives By the end of this curriculum, participants will be able to: –Identify ways infectious diseases are spread –Discuss ways to reduce the risk of infectious diseases including good hygiene, immunization, environmental controls, and healthy lifestyle –List the actions involved in conducting a daily health check –Identify criteria for exclusion from child care and explain the rationale behind it

6. Curriculum for Managing Infectious Diseases – Getting Started Best Practices and Regulations Best practices are developed from research and expert opinion Caring for Our Children State standards and regulations –May differ from national recommendations You must follow state regulation to maintain licensure in your state Best practice often exceeds state regulations Today we will be discussing best practices. Not all of these practices will be required by regulation in this state.

7. Curriculum for Managing Infectious Diseases – Getting Started References American Academy of Pediatrics, American Public Health Association, National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education. Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards: Guidelines for Out-of-Home Child Care Programs. 2nd ed. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics; 2002. Also available at http://nrckids.org (Slide 6)